Show DO 10 YOU KNOW WHAT WHITE LEAD 18 4 its chief use and a method of determining good from bad explained whito while lead Is the standard paint material erial all over the world it Is made liy by corroding metallic lead into a white while powder through exposing it to tho the kunits of weak acetic acid and carbonic carbon le acid gas this powder Is then ground nud and mixed with linseed oil making a thick paste in which form it Is packed and sold for painting purposes pin poses tho the painter thins it down to the proper consistency for application by the addition of more moio linseed oil the above refers of course to pure genuine whito lead leadenly only adulterated and fako white lead of which there theio are aie many brands on tho the market Is generally some sort of composition containing only a percentage of white lead sometimes no white load lead at all in such stuff barytes or ground rock chalk and similar cheap substances are used to make bulk and imitate the tha appearance of puro pure white lead there Is howo vor a positive by which chich the purity or impurity of white load lead may bo be proved or exposed before painting with it the blowpipe blow pipe llamo flamo will i reduce educe litiere white lead to metallic lead it a supposed white lead bo be thus tested and it only partially reduces to lead leaving a residue it Is proof that something else was there besides white lead tile the national lead company guarantee all white lead sold in packages bearing its dutch boy painter trade mark to prove absolutely puro pure under tills this blowpipe blow pipe test and that you may make the test yourself in your own home they will send free upon request a blowpipe blow pipe and everything else necessary to make the test together a valuable booklet on paint art ad dress national lead company woodbridge building now new york strenuous method of saving life two officers who were hunting wolves on the dry mountain in central beryla lost their way in a fog after wandering for 14 hours one of them lay jay down in tile the snow and speedily became unconscious ills his comrade bound him with cords placed him in a sitting position and then rolled him down the mountain lie he glided down the slope at terrific speed and reached the bottom safely being found an hour later in an exhausted condition by a peasant lie ho la Is now in tho the hospital being treated for the lacera along alons he received in bumping over tho rocks during his descent ills his companion is unhurt |